Rope-fastener.



H. J. MCLAIN.

ROPE' FASTENER.

l APPLICATION FILED AUG.31. 1915. 1,203,878. Patented 001. 31,1916.

HARRY JAMES MCLAIN, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

ROPE-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` Patented oet. e1, 1916.

Application filed August 31, 1915. Serial No. 48,292.

T0 @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY J. MGLAIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rope-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

he invention relates to a rope fastener, and moreJ particularly to the class of clothes line hooks.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a fastener or hook of this character wherein a clothes line, rope or the like can be securely fastened thereby, so as to prevent the loosening of the line, rope or the cable, and on the exertion of any strain thereon the fastener or hook will more firmly tighten and hold the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a fastener or hook of this character wherein the construction thereof is novel in form to assure the positive and secure fastening of a rope, cable or the like irrespective of the strain exerted thereon.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a fastener of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its operation, strong, durable and inexpensive of manufacture.

IVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of-a fastener or hook constructed in accordance with the invention, showing a clothes line or rope fastened therein; F ig. 2 is a top plan view; Fig. 3 is an end elevation; and Fig. d is a sectional view on the line 4.-@ of 1.

Similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Referring to the drawingsin detail, the fastener or hook comprises a stem or shank 5 formed at one end with a base plate 6 provided with suitable apertures 7, which apertures have screws or other fastenings passed therethrough for securing the plate to a wall, fence or other support, while the opposite end of the shank or stem 5 is formed with a bifurcation 8 providing spaced par- Copies of this patent may be obtained for allel ears 9, between which is arranged a substantially U-shaped double jaw 10 supported` upon a pivot 11 mounted in the ears 9 so that the double jaw 10 can freely swing when engaging a rope, cable or the like therewith.

Formed on the double jaw l0 is a lip orV nose 12 forming a guide for the rope, cable or the like, when engaged between the jaws at opposite sides of the stem or` shank 5 of the fastener or hook.

In applying the rope, cable or the likethe end thereof is inserted between the uppermost jaw member of the double jaw member lO-and the shank or stem 5 and is carried around the said j aw member to engage with the rib or nose 12 and thence is finally inserted between the lowermost jaw of the said double j aw member 10 and the stem or shank 5. VThe strain of the rope, cable or the like upon the double jaw member l0' causes the same to lock upon its pivot 11, binding the end of the rope, cable or the like between the lowermost jaw of the double jaw member 10 and the said stem or shankV 5, thereby firmly gripping and holding the rope, cable or the like. The more strain eX- erted upon Vthe rope, cable or the like, the tighter the end thereof is fastened by the fastener or hook.

p From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the device will be .understood and, therefore,

a more extended explanation has beenV omitted.

Having thus described my invention I claim: Y

A fastener of the class described comprising a stem, a U-shaped member forming a double jaw pivoted medially thereof to oneV end of the stem for positioning the limbs of the member at opposite sides of the stem, one Y limb being of greater length than the other, the free ends-of the limbs being inwardly beveled, and an external shoulder formed on the member -at an intermediate point thereof to form a seat at one side only thereof andalso at one side of ,its pivotal axis.V

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY JAINES Witnesses: FRANK l?. DoNArs, J. J. MURPHY.

Washington, D. C.

McLain- 

